Arizona Attractions

South Mountain Park/Preserve

10919 S Central Ave.

Phoenix, AZ

Tel. (602) 495-0222, (602) 534-6324

www.phoenix.gov/PARKS/southmnt.html

The park ranger at the entrance to South Mountain Park/Preserve said I could drive a paved road to Dobbins Lookout on the mountain's summit in 15 minutes, or I could hike to the top along Holbert Trail. I chose the 2.5-mile hike and was rewarded with a rocky, saguaro-lined climb. I was serenaded by red-tailed hawks, accompanied by curious jack rabbits and shaded by bushy small-leafed Palo Brea trees. Along the way, I examined 600-year-old Hohokam pictographs etched into ma...

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- Hugo Martin, L.A. Times Staff Writer (Jan. 27, 2008)

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